We insist on the strategic goal of the Bizonal-Bicommunal Federation
Statement by Giorgos Loucaides, AKEL C.C. Press Spokesperson/ AKEL ON NATIONAL COUNCIL SESSION CONCERNING THE CYPRUS PROBLEM
Αs AKEL we welcome the dialogue that took place in yesterday’s long session of the National Council (Note: long-established advisory body to the given President of the Republic on the Cyprus problem composed of all the parliamentary political parties and former Presidents of the Republic).
On our part, we consider that we must insist on the strategic goal of a bi-zonal bi-communal federal solution, as defined by the unanimous decisions of the National Council. Regarding the tactics of our side we must remain consistent in seeking a solution under the aegis of the United Nations. Bi-communal dialogue remains the only option before us to resolve the internal aspects of the Cyprus problem, while at the same time the international aspect of the problem must be solved within the framework of an international conference, as set out in the three-pillar proposal submitted by the previous government.
Regarding the discussion surrounding a change in strategy our assessment remains that no convincing alternative option has so far been submitted which is concrete and is moving within the limits of the feasible so that it leads to liberation and reunification and not to the finalisation and completion of partition.
With regards the on-going effort to issue a joint communique which can constitute the common basis for a resumption of the negotiations, regretfully developments themselves are confirming the warnings we made about the serious dangers from both the possible abandonment of the Christofias-Talat joint communiques and of the given convergences that were achieved between Christofias-Talat in general.
The possibility of arriving either at a joint communique that would fall short of and be inferior to the Christofias-Talat convergences, or even worse, the danger of the entire effort ending in a deadlock and impasse, with the responsibility being put on the Greek Cypriot side too, is today more than real.
Given that a potential deadlock does not represent an option, since this would consolidate and perpetuate the faits accomplis of the invasion and occupation, AKEL will continue to devote all its forces to supporting the efforts to issue a joint communique that will meet the minimum demands that have been set, that is to say the inclusion of the three “singles”, (Note: a single sovereignty, a single international personality and a single citizenship) in order to pave the way for the beginning of negotiations aiming at an overall solution of the Cyprus problem.
